Across the barriers of climate and culture in Asia and Africa, Islam has won converts and has been adopted by entire ethnic groups. From its dramatic emergence in the Arabian Peninsula in the 7th century to its spread across Africa in modern times, Islam has had a major impact on all forms of life. The essays in the volume span 13 centuries of Islam history. The important distinctions between conversion through military conquest and that through social and political action are discussed together with Islam's role its encounter with other religions.
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Charlotte y Peter Fiell son dos autoridades en historia, teoría y crítica del diseño y han escrito más de sesenta libros sobre la materia, muchos de los cuales se han convertido en éxitos de ventas. También han impartido conferencias y cursos como profesores invitados, han comisariado exposiciones y asesorado a fabricantes, museos, salas de subastas y grandes coleccionistas privados de todo el mundo. Los Fiell han escrito numerosos libros para TASCHEN, entre los que se incluyen 1000 Chairs, Diseño del siglo XX, El diseño industrial de la A a la Z, Scandinavian Design y Diseño del siglo XXI.
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Librería: Joseph Burridge Books, Dagenham, Reino Unido
Hardcover. Condición: Good. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Good. 1st Edition. viii, 272 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. Papers based on a seminar held at S.O.A.S, University of London, in 1972-3; Includes bibliography (p. 247-265) and index. Nº de ref. del artículo: 12cb20
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Hardcover. Condición: Good. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Fair. 1st Edition. Good reading condition used 1979 First Print Edition Hardback with intact Dust Jacket. Published by Holmes & Meier Pub., London. Author: Edited by Nehemia Levtzion. ISBN: 0841903433. Approx. dims: 235mm h x 160mm w x 26mm d. Intact faded and rubbed condition unclipped dust jacket with slight fraying and creasing to edges, rubbing, signs of handling. Intact DJ spine with slight fraying to top and bottom. Dust Jacket over very good condition maroon boards with gilt title lettering to spine. 272 clean inside pages of English text. Previous owner name and date in black ink to top right corner first inside blank page. A few blue ink notations to some pages by previous owner. Page ends with slight foxing. Some foxing to inside edges of DJ. Images shown are of actual book for sale. Synopsis: Across the barriers of climate and culture in Asia and Africa, Islam has won converts and has been adopted by entire ethnic groups. From its dramatic emergence in the Arabian Peninsula in the 7th century to its spread across Africa in modern times, Islam has had a major impact on all forms of life. The essays in the volume span 13 centuries of Islam history. The important distinctions between conversion through military conquest and that through social and political action are discussed together with Islam's role its encounter with other religions. Nº de ref. del artículo: ABE-1688987101941
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